Top 20 Playwright celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Playwright celebrities [Updated May 29, 2022].
Paul Foster was born
on October 15, 1931
in United States.
He is a founding member and the first president of the experimental theater troupe La MaMa, E.T.C.
Net Worth 2020: $1.1 Billion
Gore Vidal was born
on October 3, 1925
in West Point, United States.
In addition to being a writer and a political activist, he was known as the arch enemy of political intellectual and author, Normal Mailer.
Net Worth 2020: $30 Million
Rupert Holmes was born
on February 24, 1947
in England.
His first novel, 2003's Where the Truth Lies, was adapted into a film directed by
Atom Egoyan.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Jose Rivera was born
on March 24, 1955
in Puerto Rico.
He was a contributing writer for television series such as Family Matters, The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Story, and Night Visions.
Net Worth 2020: $15 Million
Arthur Miller was born
on October 17, 1915
in New York City, United States.
In addition to his plays, he wrote the film The Misfits.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Willy Russell was born
on August 23, 1947
in Liverpool, England.
He received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Craig Johnson was born
on January 16, 1961
in Huntington, United States.
His 2011 novel, Hell is Empty, received the Library Journal Mystery Novel of the Year Award.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Eric Bogosian was born
on April 24, 1953
in Woburn, United States.
Playwright and novelist whose play Talk Radio was nominated for a Pulitzer prize. Oliver Stone later adapted it into a film.
He played Captain Danny Ross on an episode of Law & Order.
Net Worth 2020: $6 Million
John Byrne was born
on January 6, 1940
in Scotland.
Scottish TV writer, playwright, and visual artist who worked on Arena, Crown Court, and other British television programs. He also designed album covers for the Beatles, Billy Connolly, and other prominent musicians.
He was initially unable to interest galleries in his art work; however, once he began submitting under a pseudonym, he achieved some measure of artistic success.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Tracy Letts was born
on July 4, 1965
in Tulsa, United States.
He was featured in seasons 3 and 4 of Showtime's Homeland, and was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the ensemble cast.
Net Worth 2020: $1 Million
Michael Frayn was born
on September 8, 1933
in England.
His 2000 play Copenhagen won a Tony Award for Best Play.
Girish Karnard was born
on May 19, 1938
in India.
His enormous body of work earned great critical acclaim from both Indian and American filmmakers, authors, and critics.
Henrik Ibsen was born
on March 20, 1828
in Skien, Norway.
His son was the Prime Minister of Norway.
Grant Morrison was born
on January 31, 1960
in Scotland.
He wrote the screenplay for the Dreamworks film, Sleepless Knights.
George Bernard Shaw was born
on July 26, 1856
in Dublin, Ireland.
His Pygmalion has been a widely adapted play, as was the musical My Fair Lady.
Fatima Surayya Bajia was born
on September 1, 1930
in India.
She has written more than fifteen successful plays, including Babar and Auraq.
Eve Ensler was born
on May 25, 1953
in New York City, United States.
Eugene O'Neill was born
on October 16, 1888
in New York City, United States.
He became known for only one comic play (Ah, Wilderness!); his career as a playwright was marked by dark, highly pessimistic dramas that often painted a grim picture of family dysfunction.
Edward Albee was born
on March 12, 1928
in United States.
Playwright who wrote Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play.
He attempted to create a musical version of Breakfast at Tiffany's, but it was unsuccessful.
Bonnie Greer was born
on November 16, 1948
in United States.
She served as Chancellor of London's Kingston University and became a board member at the Royal Opera House, the London Film School, and the British Museum.
